Raul Quintanilla

RAÚL QUINTANILLA

Raúl Quintanilla \ Monterrey, Mx , 1982

"Canyon de la tierra" is the picture of I Ching of the 21st century. Produced in the course of a year, it is the result of the insistent documentation of Quintanilla, the combination of three hundred and eighty-six original videos. Enigmatic, "Cañon de la tierra" has a schizoid language, divided between frantic scenes that, for some reason, flow perfectly. It is an ambiguous and rational oracle: it would seem that each short is the answer to a question not yet formulated. To see it is to make a blind consultation. Despite the irrevocably personal scenes, torn from Quintanilla's life, the compilation seems restlessly familiar. It is the portrait of any year, full of parties, storms, full moons, meetings. Truly, Quintanilla demonstrates a mastery over the manipulation of our reality, presenting a timeless and contemporary perspective at the same time. As it is whispered in the video, "this is how the person wants to be, not necessarily the reality." Like life itself, it seems that "Canyon of the earth" does not stop. The semaphores are made, driven by impulsivity. It has no definition: it teaches us what we want to see. In the words of Quintanilla, it is "Every day a / Haiku, a dream and a piece of life."